OOPS!
For more months that I can recall I have begun the process of writing this on Tuesday and/or Wednesday, in order to relieve the Thursday morning Thirst stress I had been experiencing by developing them entirely on Thursday mornings. But this week was…
October 2022 Congregational Connector
After the first quarter of our new fiscal year STL is $15,000.00 under the budget projection. Until this situation is remedied, the BOD has set aside its standing motion to disperse $1,000 from the General Fund to pay off debt to the Restricted Account.…
October 23, 2022 Bulletin
Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God
What a Beautiful World!
Last week Monica and I had the pleasure of spending a few days at Boyne Mountain for a pastors’ conference. You might recall that the weather at the beginning of last week was very different from that of this week’s beginning. We had clear skies, crisp…
October 16, 2022 Bulletin
And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, yet because this widow keeps bothering me,…
Apples – Good + Bad
I expect you have heard the expression “one bad apple spoils the whole bunch” (or some derivation of it), but what if the opposite were true? What if one good apple could save the whole bunch of rotten ones? Wow, can you imagine how that might change…
Open Forum
On Monday, October 17 at 6 pm, STL will be having an Open Forum in the church. This forum will be an informational meeting to start the development of a pastor profile that will assist district in forming a call list. Dr. Rob Casper from the district…
Gratitude and Commitment
For many people it is GRATITUDE to God as he provides for their every need. Some people are motivated by their COMMITMENT to the mission and ministry of STL – they see what God is doing here and wish to do all they can to support it.
Detroit Lutheran Singers concert “All Nature Sings”
This fall’s Detroit Lutheran Singers concert, “All Nature Sings” celebrates God’s hand in all of nature. From excerpts of Haydn’s “Creation” to Arvo Pärt’s “The Deer’s Cry,” you will be treated to an outstanding collection of hymns and anthems which…
October 9, 2022 Bulletin
On the way to Jerusalem [Jesus] was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.”